SpaceX Starship
The second attempt to launch the Starship spacecraft into space was again unsuccessful, but SpaceX representatives interpret this launch as a significant achievement. They are right in their own way - the thorny path of space exploration consists entirely of mistakes and the search for ways to correct them. For example, this time the launch pad remained intact, whereas at the last launch, a heavy-duty torch from 33 Raptor engines made a huge hole in the concrete and scattered debris for many kilometers.
It is also considered a success that the Starship ship normally separated from the Falcon Super Heavy Booster launch vehicle, since it was not possible to do this last time. Moreover, for the first time engineers managed to put into practice an innovative "hot separation" of the steps. Alas, after that, the launch vehicle encountered an unknown system failure and it failed to restart its engines to return to Earth. In order to avoid risks, the command to self-destruct the rocket was given after 20 seconds.
SpaceX Starship
The main module, the Starship spacecraft, successfully continued its flight and entered the orbital trajectory. He almost reached the border with space, but in the sixth minute of the flight, communication with the device was lost. According to the official version, it collapsed due to an unknown reason, the debris fell into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. SpaceX is currently collecting telemetry data and analyzing launch details. The mission was recognized as successful, as it was possible to implement the key conditions – the safe separation of the stages and the launch of the Starship itself into orbit. He still had to get off it and land in the Hawaii area after 90 minutes of flight, so the loss of the device is not considered a failure.
Alexander Martynenko
